Agriculture Programme Publications

2012


Food security
21st May 2012 Trade Policy Options for Enhancing Food Aid EffectivenessThis paper looks at how food aid could be made more effective, in the light of recent food price trends, and examines how different approaches could affect trade and development. The author argues in favour of establishing international rules that will provide a meaningful framework for ‘bona fide’ food aid.
Agriculture Programme
21st May 2012 Trade Policy Options for Enhancing Food Aid EffectivenessThis paper looks at how food aid could be made more effective, in the light of recent food price trends, and examines how different approaches could affect trade and development. The author argues in favour of establishing international rules that will provide a meaningful framework for ‘bona fide’ food aid.
27th April 2012 Possible Effects of Russia’s WTO Accession on Agricultural Trade and ProductionThis study examines how Russia’s WTO accession could affect agricultural trade and production. It finds that developing countries could gain from the accession, especially those exporting products such as beef, pork or sugar, and that grain importers could also gain from greater market stability if Russia respects new commitments on export restrictions.